Invalid&#39;s chair



March 13, 1951 c. MARToNlcz INVALIDS -CHAIR Filed Aug. 2, 1949 FRG. 2

INVENTOR. CHRLS MARUMCZ /7 w" WZ ATTO RN EYs Patented Mar. 13, 1951 INVALIDS CHAIR Charles Martonicz, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 2, 1949, Serial No. 108,135

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a chair, and more particularly to a Chair for invalicls.

It is an object of this invention to provide an invalids chair of the kind to be more `particularly described hereinafter for an invalid child, and more particularly for an invalid child who must be supported on` said chair in a straddle position, as in the case of a child havingv his leg in a cast for correcting certain inrmities Another object of this invention is to provide a chair of this kind which is formed with a table 'top a table top leaf which is hinged for swinging into alignment with the top to provide a comfortable c.nd accessible table arrangement. rhe seat of the chair, while being substantially narrower than most conventional chair seats, is substantially supported and braced against inadvertent tipping movement to upset the person seated thereon.

A further object of this invention is to provide flexible straps or supporting members connected between the table-supporting posts and the chair back for restraining a child on the chair, the straps being readily removable for seating a child in the chair or assisting him in removal therefrom.V

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the app-ended claims.

In the drawings: A

Figure l is a perspective view, partly broken away, and partly in section, of an invalids chair constructed according to an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section, partly broken away, of the invalids chair.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I 0 designates generally an invalids chair constructed according to an embodiment of my invention 'for supporting thereon an invalid child, and particularly an invalid child whose legs are held firm in a cast, the legs being held in a straddle position so that while normally the child must be supported in a reclining position, the child may be supported on a chair for eating and other purposes. The chair I0 of this invention is formed with onen sides so that the straddled legs of the child may be extended outwardly therefrom and the child will be supported on the chair against inadvertent sliding movement.

The chair le is formed with a nor-mal horizontal seat I I having a pair of rear supporting legs I2 and a pair of front supporting legs I4. The

rear supporting legs I2, preferably formed of wood, include a lower depending leg portion I5 having an upwardly and rearwardly-extending tcp or back portion IB formed on the upper end thereof. The upper ends of the front leg members I4 are formed with upwardly-extending post sections II for supporting a table top section I8 in upwardly-spaced relation kfrom the seat I I.

A pair of forwardly-extending seat brace members I9 are xed between the upper ends of the lower leg sections I-5 and the upper ends of the lower leg sections I4, clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The seat member 20 is nxedly secured on the longitudinally-extending side seat kbraces I9 by bolts, glue or other suitable fastening' means.

An upper transverse brace 2I is xed between the extreme upper ends of the upwardly and rearwardly-extending back portions I6 of the rear legs I2, and a lower transverse brace member 22 is xed between the rear legs I2 spaced slightly above the seat H. A back panel 24 is fixed to the transverse braces 2l and 22 and to the forward sides of the/upwardly and rearwardly-extending back-supporting DOsts I6.

A suitable transverse brace 25 is fixed between the lower rear leg sections` I5 intermediate the length thereof and a transverse brace member 2E is xed between the front leg sections I 4 intermediate the length thereof and below the seat II. A pair of longitudinally-extending brace members 2l are iixed between the respective front and rear legs l2 and I4 on each side of the chair ID for rigidly securing the legs I2 and i4 in their erected positions.

As the chair I0 is preferably formed for invalid children and preferably .for children who must be seated on the chair in a straddled position, the seat II will be substantially narrower than normal seats for chairs of this kind, and in order to. stabilize the chair l0 with children seated thereon, outwardly-extending bracing members 28 are ixedly supported on the extreme lower ends of the front and rear legs. The bracing members 2 8 may be substantially V shape in configuration, having the divergent ends thereof at the lower ends of the supportinglegs and the convergent ends joining the legs intermediate the length thereof. The bracing members 28 may also be of a substantially triangular, although decorative, .collguration, as clearly Shawn in Figure 1 of the drawings. but in any event, the lower ends of the. supporting members 28 will be extended transversely outwardly from the legs I 2 and yII-l for Supporting the chair I 0 erect while the child may be positioned ytrans-.- versely on the seat Il.

The table I8, secured on the extreme upper ends of the forward legs and posts il, extends forwardly from the forward sides of the suppcrting posts Il and will normally be positioned yat a point intermediate the vertical height of the rear back-supporting members I5. The table i8 is formed with a table top member 29 which is iixedly secured, at its rear transverse edge, to the extreme upper ends of the supporting posts I1. The rear transverse edge of the panel 29 will be positioned in transverse alignment with the rear edges of the supporting posts I1, as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. The forward end of the table top I8 is rigidly supported by a brace member 39 which is secured at its rear end to the upwardly-extending posts l1 intermediate the length thereof and extends forwardly and upwardly to be iixedly secured to the extreme forward end of the table top panel 29. For further support of the table top i8, an L-shaped brace 3l may be formed with the brace 39 and includes a horizontal arm 32 which is fixedly secured to the lower side of the panel 29 and a depending ann 34 which is xedly secured to the extreme upper ends of the supporting posts 21. A similar bracing means, as the bracing means 30 and 3l, will be positioned on each of the supporting posts I1 on the opposite sides of the chair I9. A suitable transverse brace 35 is xed between the upwardly-extending table-top-supporting posts l1 intermediate the length thereof for holding the posts I1 against outward divergent movement.

For suitably supporting a child on the chair I0, a longitudinally-extending strap 3S is supported between the upper end of each of the table-supporting posts l1 and the upwardly and rearwardly-extending back-supporting member I6. A substantially U-shaped fastening member or bracket 31 is fixedly secured to each of the upwardly-extending supporting posts l1 adjacent the upper end thereof and on the outer side. Similar brackets 31 are xed on the upwardlyextending back-supporting members IB in substantially horizontal alignment with the forward brackets 31 and provide suitable loops through which the opposite ends of the looped strap 36 may be engaged. The looped strap 36 is formed as a belt and may include a buckle 38 for slidably receiving one end of the strap and securing that end in looped relation to the remaining portion thereof. By providing a buckle on one end of the strap 36, the strap may be readily engaged or removed from the aligned loops 31 and the respective sides of the chair i0 for suitably restraining a child therein.

A table leaf 39 is hingedly mounted on the rear transverse edge of the table top 29 for swinging movement from a depending position at the rear edge of the table top 29 to an upwardly-extending horizontal position in horizontal alignment with the table top. The leaf 39, in its extended position, will be positioned between the table I8 and the seat back panel 24 and may be formed with an arcuate cut-out portion 49 which will define a pair of rearwardly-extending side arms 4I engageable on the opposite sides of a child seated on the chair l0.

A suitable bracing member or bar 42 is pivotally secured to the lower side of the table panel 29 adjacent the rear transverse edge thereof. A suitable bolt or pivot pin 44 is engaged through the brace 42 intermediate the length thereof for swinging the brace 42 from a transverse position adjacent the rear transverse edge of the panel I9 to a longitudinally-extending position where a portion of the brace 42 will underlie the table top leaf 39 for holding the table top leaf in horizontal planar alignment with the table top panel 29, clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

In the use of the chair I9, normally the leaf 49 will be positioned in its dependent relation to the panel 29, shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawings, and the side-supporting members o1' straps 36 will be loosened from their respective brackets 31. After the child is seated on the seat panel 20, the leaf 39 may be swung upwardly about its pivot to a horizontal position, shown in full lines in Figure 2 of the drawings, and the straps or braces 36 on the opposite sides of the chair may then be placed in their respective brackets and tightened for restraining the child against inadvertent sliding movement from the seat Il.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. An invalids chair comprising a horizontal seat, supporting legs on said seat, a back on said seat, transversely-spaced-apart supporting posts on said seat and spaced forwardly from said back, a forwardly-extending table top carried by said posts at the upper ends thereof, a top leaf hinged on said table top swingable from a depending position to a horizontal position between said table top and said back, and flexible retaining members releasably secured between said supporting posts and said back spaced above saidl seat on the opposite sides thereof.

2. An invalids chair comprising a horizontalv seat, supporting legs on said seat, a back on said` seat, transversely-spaced-apart supporting posts. on said seat and spaced forwardly from said back, a forwardly-extending table top carried 'by said. posts at the upper ends thereof, a top leaf hinged on said table top swingable from a depending position to a horizontal position between said tabletop and said back, a bracing member swingable:

on said table top for bracing said leaf in a hori zontal position, and flexible retaining members releasably secured between said supporting posts and said back spaced above said seat on the opposite sides thereof.

3. An invalids chair comprising a horizontal seat, a chair back on said seat, front and rear supporting legs on said seat, upwardly-extending supporting posts on said front legs extending above said seat, a forwardly-extending table top -on the upper ends of said posts, a flexible member REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,391,362 Bickel Sept. 20, 1921 2,470,834 Peltier May 24, 1949 2,505,702 Benjamin Apr. 25, 1950 2,521,527 Marder Sept. 5, 1950 

